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. Joni; L. Loivmanae, on'ALrYENAji/IICHIGAIL Assrenon To Horton rnnn'srmns, IN- l oonronnriii),v or Anreise, MIorireAN, Afooiaronemro'n oF'MIoHrGA'N.

Y v"Tragensivrissiciny Appleman fue'arebr'ay 15,1924; serialnaeeaaia. Y f -z rihis invention relates to a ltransmission quires v'a minimum amount of voil andA a* Vthat is particularly adapted for reducing minimum lamount of attention. Infact, it speed, more commonlyhnown to'theftrade is possiblek to run thistransmission `:tor a vasa.. Speed reduce-f, ,i couple iof years Without'changingthe oil' This transmission is adapted to be coupled 'orfoverhauling-or replacing any of the hear- 60. up directiy with a motor, the driven end vgS Thiilahli 'IGW 011th@ Illlkt" eoit the transmission heingcoupled up' to guaranteedtorun.for1,000 hourswhichisthe maohinerywvhich isdesired'v to be driveny COISdQblY" 1935 thvth@ llgth 0f time at a reduced speed; VSome' of the machinery my Lmaohi-newwill 'run' Without attention.'

10. -iorwvhich Vvtransmissions, of ,this character The lubrication`of;the"presenti-machines is 65 are usedare stone :cr/.ushers or largeA screw carried outfthrough a splash system''and conveyors Wliioh.are generally driven at a .has not proven entirelyfsatisfactory. I v .11:

l greaty reducedspefed. ,The normal speedl In my transmission'-Ifprovidei a "force ko' aV heavyA `duty Vmotor runsffrom Varound 'feed Vfor' lubricating the :hearingparte,A the ,500 to 1,000 R P, M. In 'maghinegi of this pumpifor providingsaidioroeieedlooated 70 character considerable resistance is met with.,` 'Within the transmission housingand Vpro'-l j l in .driving the screw vor* rotatingV parts off vided With a driving connection with one 'oV U the crushenalnd this` resistance is especially therotating shafts; Another teaturezof the emphasized infn: screwfconvey'or foy; pushinvention isfthatllnfive provided a reservoir 'ing heavy'hodies'romcne place to another.` 'Within the .housing in vvhich the oil is 75. f This' thrust is transmitted `directlyto the pumped -romvthe loottomfof the ltransmisdriving shaft connected` i to the fina'chin'e sion housing, and conduits leading romfthis Whichlis directly connected to the transreservoir conduct the oil .to the sevc-iralhol mission. 1 In the past it hasheenthe custom `10W shafts which distribuite the vlubricating to interpose a separate thrust hearing b eoiltotheseveral.hearings.;l VVhenmy trans- 3,0

' tiveenthe transmission and theV screw conmission is used-indoors. it islpossible to use g veyor for the purpose of absorbing this end a very-heavy oil,` although when" the same Vis Y thrusti in' my"machine;"however7 Igcarry used in'outdoor Work Wherethe temperature` this thrustingstress directly-finto Vt Ae transis lovfer",A alighter voil Vis put in the transmisi missionhousing and provide a thrust'bearsionso-thatthe oil isoid the' properedensity. ,85.

ing Within the ltransmission housing, the VManyV features' of thisftransmission will thrust .being thereby absorbe-d. hy'thehoushe apparent from thedeSCriptiOn, andohj -V ing thus relieving theY transmission mech.` v-iously,` this ,transmission could .be vutilized :mism from thesaid longitudinali?thrust. lnjconnection Witn'manyflrmds oi"- machmf 35. This consequently relieves` the'drive shaft yeryyhnt as I said heforeyxitjisyespecially, 90

which is connected to themotor andxproadapted for heavymachinery which imparts vides an easyrun-ning and efficient trans a hea-Vy longitudinalfthrust.to the driving missioninwhich there is a minimum amount Vshaft and .Where the speed of the driving oi friction retarding the working/oi' saidv motor is desired to'be greatly reduced.

' :40 transmission mechanisnol.-V 1 Y l 'ASInthe drawings: Y 1 Y y 1 Y 95 vThe vvconstruction of theytransmission "is i-*FigA .l is a horizontal sectional View such7 that the majorityojthe transmission through my transmission Vtaken on the line are rotatably suplortedon stationary lli-lof Fi'gQfQ. Y, f' i e shafts requiring only ordinary; bushing-sto Fig. 2 is a" section ronth'e linefQ-Q oi provides bearing Vfor said rotating parts. Fig; l. 100

i "55 lubrication of the rotating parts Which reof F ig. '51.

in the `past it has. heen Vcustomary to con- '.Fig'l 3 Ii s sectionA taken on the line 3--3 struct'the transmission 4With moving shafts of Fig l. 'i'

supported by'more'com'plicated bearings be-l Fig. t is a section taken on the line cause :ofthefaot thatthethrust is not all ofV Fig. 1. f'

ahsorbedhefore itis imparted'to the trans- Fig. Imission mechanism-' Theinovel arrangement of Fig. 1'. v. fi.

of the transmission mechanism Willxbe ap-` Fig. Gis a section taken onv-ithe-.line 6 -56l parent from: the more detailed specification. of Fig. l. f VV i, 'f

Another' 'feature of! my invention isl the Fig. i la"sectiontaken on theylin'e ,TY- 57;

s a section takenon the line lA 'if F ig.8 is a section taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. l. Y Y p Fig. 9Yis asection taken `on the line 9 9 ef ing. i.

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Fig. 10 is a sectioii'taken on the line lOl-l0 section on the line li-lof `.of `power such Vas an electric motor (not shown). b designates the driven yshaft Ywhich' is adapted toibe coupled up with the machinery (not shown) that is to be driven. c designates the housing which is bolted as at Z'to a base plate or support ,6.

lThe housing c contains the entire transmission mechanismor change speed gears Which will now be described more in detail. .A spur gear /f is provided with an elongated hub g which is'bored as'at 7L to receive the driving shaft which is keyed or otherwise secured thereto. A., stationary bearing z' supports this rotatinghub Within the housing. 1 Meshing With the spur gear j is a vlargergear y'. vThis lattergear is keyed to the hub 7 of the gear m, the gea-r m .being of *smaller diameter than the gear j. Bearings nare `carried by thisliub and the tWo gears m and 7' which I thus secure together as a unit are rotatably supported on the stationary shaft 0. This shaft o is supported at oneend in a bearing p keyed at the'end of Y the housing While the'other end of the shaft is supported in the bearingV g carried by a bridge r integrally cast with' the housing and extending transverselyV thereof. Set screws s shown inFigs. 2 and 5 lock the stationary shaft l0 against longitudinal or rotative movement.V A support t cast in the housing supports one end of the stationary shaft u- While the y'other end of said shaft isy supported 'at the other endV of the housing as at u (see also Fig. 10)., Set screws 'u2' prevent the longitudinal or rotative movement of the stationary shaft u. This-stationary shaft u rotatably supports a gear/w Which is provided with a very long hub and suitablebearingsvy. Secured on the end of the hub w is a gears which is adapted to mesh With the gear m. The middle portion of the hub .fr is rotatably supported in the bearing l carried by the transverse bridge r. This arrangement supports the long stationary shaft u at three points `and provides a rigid structure vfor this part of the transmissionf mechanism. Y The gear fw meshes Asith a large'gear 2 Which is keyed or other- Wise secured to the driven shaft It can be plainly seen this transmission mechanism connects the driving shaft a with the Vdriven shaft Z) in such a manner as to drive the latter at a much reduced speed. Suitable bearings 3 and 4l, Figs. l and Ill,V rotatably support the driven the stationary bearing 4l carried by the bridge r'vvhich is part of Vthe housing.

At the point Where the driven shaft is supported in the .bridge r the said bridge is Y provided with a bossed hub portion Which is counter-bored as at 5 Afor receiving ashaft Z9, the stationary bear-l ing 3 carried by the end ofthe housing and as at 14. The opposite end of the beam is pivoted to the Vlink connection l5 as at 16K,

and as the driven shaftl is rotated, the eccen-V tric 7 Which is keyed or otherwise secured thereto, is rotated and as Fig. 7, will rockvthe Walking beam lOand reciprocate the link l5.v This link l5 is coiinected to the pistonrod *16a of a suitable oil pump forproviding aV force feedito the change speed gears to be lubricated. This Will be moie fully described when the lubricating systemv is Vdetailed later on in the specification. g 1

lt is obvious that When a longitudinal thrust is'imparted to the driven shaft ),V it is absorbed in or resisted by the thrust bearing A6 and the-transverse 'bridge 1. Y The shafts o and u which support the change speed gears are independently supported and are relieved from any of said longitudinal thrusts. vWherea transmission is used in reducing the speedV for driving heavy machiner i, it isquite necessary that Athe trans-y the transmission mechanism or change speed gears thereby obtaining the desired resultv to Wit: to vrelieve the said gearsand drive plainly shown in ing shaft from all longitudinal or 'endl Y thrusts. Y

Thel bridge r isv cast as shown in Figs.- 5, (i, l0 and ll so as to provide a reservoir 20. The pump 2l is 'bolted to the .side ofthe bridge and takes the oil from kthe bottoni of the transmission housing and pumps the saine into the reservoir 20. This shown more in Y detail in Figs. l2 The pump `rod 16a and piston 16h and 13.

pump is .are recip.-k

rocate'd back and lforth and consequently on the up 'stroke of the same the valve v22 is lifted thus sucking theoil from the bottom i' drilled holes 23 in the plug 24 screwed into i Vwithin the shaft op( e l. ing withy theport 35 and apluralityof radiythe bottom oftlie pump housing.. The set screw is carried by thisy plug` the inner end of which extends Within anf'eloiigated groove 25carried by the valve stein 27, for

limiting the movement of the valve.`

pump .housing and thoroughly' `strains the oil beforefitv is Adrawn in to the pumpa lateralgpassageway `V29 connects the pump cyl-I inder above'the inlet valve] and a; springV pressed valle 30 normally closes .the port 3l. On the down'stroke of the plunger the pressure c loses the valveQQ and opens the `valve 30 and forces the oil into the chamber 32 `and thence through the outletport 33 intofthe reservoir 2O cast into the bridge?.v l

Now, referring to Figs. '5 and/6,;itwillbe lseen howthe oil is'conducted from the lreser-V voir 20 into the several shafts@ InfFigsLl portion vofithe y and 5 ist will'be'not-iced that e ,bridge fr is enlarged. as at 34. This enlarged portion of the reservoir enables the oiltobe carried -anddirectly forced through the port 35 into `thelongitudinally"V drilled hole 36 Asshown, the shaft o is provided with ay circular groove registerallyV extending drilled holes 37 forr conducting the oil tothe center hole Sgrunninglongitudinally ofl theV shaft. Referring toFig 11, it will be seenl how the oil is fed through this conduit 36 'to Vthe bearin'gsn that Vrotatably support the gears m and Similarly the ports 38 and 39 conduct the yoilto the stationary shaft rwand the driven shafts?) respectively. l-

f i- -v The shaft wis provided withy a longitudi- `conducts the oil to the bearingsyand land e also to the bearing 4lcarriedby the gear` so as to lubricatethe bearingsurface be#l tween. this rotating for lubricatingfthe bearing c'. vThe bearing t is cut away as at i-"fseealso Fig` 2) so as yto yexposea portion of thelvrotatinghung.

The oil ring ed is looselyliung and contacts with the rotating hub g. ",Thisftends to dis`VV tribute the oil Vand prevents thesaine yfrom being forced out of the drilled hole ,44 Without lubricating the bearing. The housing c at this end'is provided' with a cored out chamber lcast Atherein andthe hole 51 is drilled through 'the walls ofthe housingfor conducting the oilfrcni the chamber 50 bacl:,V

into theV bottoni cf i the transmission Casing. This chamber 50 functions 'as a sediment Y gear land the stationary e shaft. The;'drivingshaft .a vis alsodrilled chamber andthe sainejinaybe cleaned 'freni timeyto time by simply removingfthe screws 52 andQwashingthe chamber sc asr to remove the particles of grit that may liaveaccuinulated therein. ,Y Returning nowto shaft b register/with the groove 55 and the the. longitudinally drilled oil is forced into e 6,; it A that the oil lisforcedthrough the-port 39 screen 28 is secured to 'theunderside ofthe f hole 57 in the shaft-b.;- `R'zrdial conduits ccnnect this-longitudinal oil conduitll' toffthe thrust bearing; Gand to theieccentricylnto provide. lubricationfor these parts.

\ The bearing 3l cated similarly asA is the bearing z'. This end: of they housing is `cored out as fit-58 .to

provide al sedimentl chamber and an; oil, ring,

59 is hung. abouttlie shaft cut away as vat 60 so .thattlie oil ring may berq58 may bfe'cleaned by'reinoving the v`cap `b; the bearing V34 (see also Fig. 9) is lubri" 'Y contact with the revolving shaft. 'The cham- Y screwA 6L s iinilarlyto `the way' inwhich the sediment `chamber A50A is cleaned;V Thepasf vsageway drilled in the :wallof the housing,conducts the oil b'ackzintothe bottoinof ,e y

' the transmissioncasing. Y

of the shaft `b andfpreveiits the oilthat seeps through oil `thus deflectedis returned baclrinto the Y 5 passageway 62y andv thence intcxthe bottom of the transmission"casing.yf-Similar vdeflectorQrings 641:V are secured-to the end of the hub Asshown inFig. 10, thedeflector rings 64 are integrally 'formed Withfthe-fhubybut obviously :the rings.couldzbeseparate and fitted: or otherwise Vsecuredte .the-liub.. .oil thus*` deflected runs down" into i the `pasofthe transmission casing: Tunnels 65'are Vother.'V f i In assembling the 'staticnarysh'aftsin' the The sageway 51 andthence returns to. the "bottom:

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A deiector ring 63 issecurednearftheend i e V i y the bearing froin runningalcng A 'the shaft and out' ofv the transmission; Theis` ico transmission housing, itis inykpurposeto use a [j ig plate for locating theshaft ,oi in the correct position. The housing .is provided with any opening having. a larger "diameter than the diameter of"tlie.shaft. After the A shaft' has :oncebeen located, Babbitt nietalis rammed, in the? opening 'aroundtheshaft-` ,thereby' securely vlocking the l shaft iin ,place. This provides ahard bearing for V4supporting the stationary shaft which in'turnrotat-.

speed gears.

An .opening housing and vscrewed or otherwisesecured to the bottom Aof lthel housing and i i this opening.

*ms mi in the bottom, of the covers The ysaine is thenpainted ,over to seal Vthe joint as it is onlyl necessary tof-changethe Vably supports insuitable bearings the change i i2'5V reservoirfwhile Va vplate 7l is j oil in the transmission about once every two years, at which time the seal may be-broken and the cover plate removed so that access may be had to the reservoir for cleaning the l same to remove all grit that may have accumulated therein. v

In other forms of transmission, the splash system of lubrication is most generally used but I have provided a positive feed for the lo lubricant to the bearing parts. The Vpump draws the oil from the bottom of the casing and forces the same into the reservoir, from which it is conducted to shafts and thence led to the several bear- Vit ings. This force oil feed is positive in its action vand is especially adapted to one where vthe use of a heavy lubricating oil is preferable. Obviously, a splash system .would not function properly when using V such a heavy lubricant.

' What I claim is:

l. In a transmission, the combination ofV a transmission casing, a plurality of change speed gears, suitable bearings for the same, a bridge formed within'said casing and hav'- ing Va closed oil reservoir therein, and means for taking the lubricant from the bottom of C. said reservoir.

' 2. In a transmission, the combinationof a transmission casing, a plurality of change speed gears, suitable bearings for supporting the same, a bridge formed within the said casing and having a closed oil reservoir therein, and a pump for taking the lubricant from the rbottom of said casing and forcibly` feeding the `Ysame to said reservoir under pressure. f Y Y v n i 3. In a transmission, the combina-tion o-f said 'casing and forcibly feeding the same to e0 a transmission casing provided with an oil reservoir closed to the atmosphere, a plurality of change speed gears, suitable bearc ings for supporting the same, conduits connecting the oil reservoir with said bearings, :i5 and means for taking the oil from. the 'bottom of the transmission casingand forcibly feeding the same` to said reservoir for the purposel of lubricating the bearings.

4. In a transmission, the combination of a transmission casing provided with an oil reservoir closed to the atmosphere, va plurality of change speed gears, suitable bearings and shafts supported by said easing for carrying the change speed gears, said shafts provided with conduits running longitudithe sever-al nally thereof, said casing providedv with passageways connecting the oil reservoir to the said conduits in the shafts, r nd means for taking the oil from the bottom-olf the casing and forcibly feeding-the same -to-said res- Y ervoir under-pressure for lubricating the bearings. r

5. In a transmission, the combination of a transmission casing, a plurality 'of change speed'gears supportedvthereby in suitable bearings, a bridge extending transversely of said casing and integrally formed therewith, said bridge containing an oil reservoir closed yto the atmosphere, and a pump for taking the lubricant from thebottom of the-casing and forcibly feeding the same to the reservoir.

6. In a transmission, the combination of a ,transmission casing, -a plurality of change speed gears Lprovided with suitable bearings `for supporting the same, a bridgeextending transversely of said casing and containing an oil reservoir, and-dividing the casing into two chambers, means y.for forcibly feeding a lubricant to said reservoir, and ltunnels through said bridge fory connecting the two chambers of said transmission case.

7. In a transmission,the combination vofa case provided with a bridge, power transmission and speed reducingV elementsV located within the case, and a pump unit which may be removably secured to the bridge, said case provided with passageways in communication withthebearings for the speed-change elements and with the pump, said pump arranged 'to' take lubricant from the bottom of Vthe caseY and distribute it under pressure to the several bea-rings.

8. In a transmission, the combination of aease power transmission and speedreducing elements located within the case, the said case provided with a member arranged to rotatably support some of-said elements and which is provided with a hollow portion forming an oil reservoir substantially below the element-s to be lubricated, a pump unit associatedv with said member and arranged to take oil from the bottom of the case and .pump the same into said re'servoir,the said case provided with passageways connected with said reservoir and arranged to deliver` and speed reducing elements. Intestimony whereof-I affix my signature.

yoil therefrom to saidv power'transmissiony JOHN L. 'LUNDBERQ s 

